CyWay Rotorua

In 2015, then Prime Minister Sir John Key launched the National Urban Cycleway Fund. Dubbed ‘CyWay’ in Rotorua, the goal of the CyWay Project is to promote cycling as an attractive and convenient form of transport in our city. Research shows that 60% of NZ's population who don't currently cycle are interested in doing so. The Cyway Project also aims to support people who regularly cycle.

Over the last year we have worked with over 2500 school students and community members, and help them feel more comfortable riding a bike on road and on our local CyWay network. If you would like your school are community group to be receive in cycle skills education, Have a look at what it involves by clicking on the image or email cycling@rotorualc.nz

Have you had a close shave or count your lucky stars moment while out on your bike or on your feet lately? If so, we have created a register where you can log your near miss. Although we receive statistics from NZTA, it is difficult to know how many near misses take place, and where. This data will help us to build safe cycle ways and identify where the danger zones are on existing cycle ways.

With spring rapidly approaching, our CyWay network is also growing so it is timely to re-introduce the 'Share with Care' message. The CyWay network is predominantly made up of shared paths which has highlighted the need to educate users about shared path etiquette. Over the next 12 months a variety of messages will be rolled out that are aimed at all shared path users as well as motorists.